U progu życia

Louisa May Alcott

Bohaterki "Małych kobietek" są już dojrzałymi kobietami, a przez trudny, choć fascynujący okres dorastania przechodzą aktualnie ich dzieci i wychowankowie. Kobiety przykładają najwyższą wagę do zapewnienia im dobrego startu w przyszłość i wspierają się wzajemnie w tym trudnym zadaniu. Gromadkę ich podopiecznych tworzą chłopcy i dziewczynki o różnych charakterach, talentach i wrażliwości - każdy nastolatek wymaga indywidualnego podejścia. Na podstawie "Małych kobietek" powstał hit kinowy z Emmą Watson i Timothée Chalamet w rolach głównych. Dostępny na Netflixie!

Under the Lilacs

Louisa May Alcott

Under the Lilacs, published in 1878, is another lovely morality tale by Louisa May Alcott that centers around two young girls who are having a tea party with their dolls when they stumble upon a young boy and his dog who have run away from the circus. Ben and his trained dog, Sancho, run away from the circus and soon find a warm welcome in a kind community where spirited games are played. Theatricals and imaginative pageantry are all part of the fun. This book by Louisa May Alcott will delight readers young and old and remind them that kindness wins the day. The author clearly was fascinated by the moral, physical, and emotional lives and upbringing of boys and girls as they make the transition from youth to young adulthood. A fine example of classic childrens literature.

Work. A Story of Experience

Louisa May Alcott

A story about a nineteenth-century womans search for a meaningful life through work outside the family sphere, Work: A Story of Experience is at once Alcotts exploration of her personal challenges and a social critique of America, examining womens independence, the moral significance of labor, and the goals to which a woman can aspire. The story depicts the struggles of a young woman trying to support herself. The main character, Christie Devon, a New England orphan, works outside the home in a variety of different jobs, but the end of her story marks the beginning of a new career as a voice and activist for other working women. Influenced by Transcendentalism and by the womens rights movement, it affirms the possibility of a feminized utopian society.